Chapter Sixty-Eight: Net Worth of Tens of Millions!
The reward for defeating the Lord of Shadows is astonishing!
Soren’s long-standing legend status, which had not improved for a long time, skyrocketed by 50 points all at once due to the title “Godslayer”, bringing his legend status to an astounding 200 points.
“Godslayer – Soren [Epic Background Specialty]: You successfully killed the Lord of Shadows. After slaying the God of the Hunt, you have now slain another ancient deity. This has spread your name throughout the multiverse, and all the gods, whether in Mount Heaven, Paradise, the Bottomless Abyss, or the Hell of Bartok, are now aware of your existence. They regard you with a semblance of reverence and are hesitant to become your enemies. Meanwhile, your faith has started to spread in the Shadow Plane.
Legend Status +100, Intimidation +200, Negotiation +100! All your saving throws will receive an additional +2 Godslayer bonus!”
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With Soren’s successful god-slaying once again, his Intimidation skill leaped ahead of his Stealth ability.
Soren’s Stealth currently stands at only 505 points, while his Intimidation has already reached 575 points, and Negotiation has also hit 465 points. This clearly reflects a series of reactions, indicating that Soren’s voice in the multiverse, especially among the gods, has increased significantly compared to the past, with this improvement achieved through killings.
The subsequent cleanup work, of course, does not require Soren’s involvement; he just needs to wait for the report once it is completed.
However.
Before leaving, the Princess said something interesting to Soren. She asked, “Have you ever considered being Lawful Neutral?”
“The King of the Dead (Klanvor) has shifted to the Lawful Neutral faction.”
“If you did the same, I reckon you would have far fewer enemies and could avoid a lot of trouble.”
This statement carries deep meanings.
The Princess herself is Neutral Good, and to align with the powers of the Goddess of Ice and Snow, it’s highly likely that she will shift factions upon her eventual investiture. A proactive faction shift is certainly much better than a passive one. The faith of the Goddess of Ice and Snow spreads across cold regions, with believers from both the Evil Faction and the Good Faction, so the Princess’s future faction will undoubtedly include a Neutral alignment, and it’s very likely she wants to shift to Lawful Neutral.
By doing so, as a newly ascended deity, she can avoid the conflicts between Good and Evil.
Evidently.
She also hopes that after her investiture, her relationship with Soren will be more harmonious and at least not cause too severe a faction conflict. Still, for her to personally bring this up was somewhat presumptuous; after all, a deity’s faction is not something external parties can meddle in, and Soren is currently not suited to shift factions. Rather than taking the initiative, it’s better to let things take their own course, as he already has a clear direction in mind regarding the impact of his actions on the world. The shift of factions should be left up to the multiverse to see what kind of feedback the world provides him.
As for the King of the Dead that the Princess mentioned, this is clearly a case of a deliberate faction shift for balance.
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A day had quickly passed.
The conflict between Modo and the Church of Shadows has basically come to an end. Soren’s victory means the Church of Shadows will be absorbed by Modo, and the Shadow Thief Guild will also come under Modo’s command, though the process will require significant bloodshed to smooth over. Soren’s victory means that all the Wanderers in Modo will get the opportunity to enhance their powers, and once Soren fully integrates the divine profession of Shadows, they will be able to access the Shadow domain, significantly enhancing their Stealth and shadowing abilities.
Moreover, Soren’s priests and zealots could directly gain the legendary specialty in the Shadow domain after reaching legendary status.
The power of a deity can feedback to its believers.
The more divine domains Soren controls, the more domains his believers can access. Overall, their combined strength will be significantly better than others.
This may be due to the influence of Soren’s battle style.
In recent years, the attitude towards Wanderers in Modo has begun to change. Firstly, there has been a notable increase in Wanderers advancing to become Shadow Warriors. The combat style has shifted from stealthy assassinations and sneak attacks typical of the past.
Currently!
Wanderers in Modo prefer to train in evasion, parrying, and agile maneuvers typical of direct combat.
If you see a nimble person in Modo’s training grounds engaging in hard combat against a sturdy warrior, there’s no need to suspect anything; this individual is definitely not an agile-type warrior but rather a proper Wanderer.
Soren’s wild combat style has led to a deviation in the fighting spirit of the Wanderers below.
Additionally, Soren’s rise signifies that Wanderers are not without the capability to engage in straightforward combat. Under this guidance, a new combat style among Wanderers in Modo has emerged.
These Wanderers are referred to as “Combat Thieves”!
Evasion, parrying, agile maneuvers.
The most prominent trait of this type of Wanderer is their speed, accuracy, ferocity, and high evasion. Chouhou is a representative figure among them, able to stand toe-to-toe with warriors of the same level without losing ground.
Ultimately, this situation has even led the temple to begin researching techniques for training evasion specialties.
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After defeating the Lord of Shadows, the spoils of war were quickly tallied.
As a church that originated from thievery, the Church of Shadows is quite wealthy. Unfortunately, it has neither connections nor skills; even with great wealth, it could not be translated into direct combat power, ultimately benefiting Soren instead. The Lord of Shadows had poor relationships with other deities, and due to thievery, he was greatly disliked by the Goddess of Wealth. Even if the Church of Shadows had ample funds, turning that into combat power would be difficult. Firstly, the Northern Witch Council would definitely not trade with them, and the Wizard Alliance would also be wary because of Soren’s influence.
No one would rashly make bets at such a juncture, so ultimately, the Church of Shadows’ money could only be used to buy trap materials.
The biggest difference for Soren is that he possesses skills, capital, and foundation.
His money can be readily transformed into materials and sent to the Golem Factory. For Soren, money represents combat power; as long as he has wealth, he can summon a Golem Legion once again.
The final tally quickly emerged.
The High Priest collected over a million Gind from the Church of Shadows and the Shadow Thief Guild, which represents the cash resources of the two factions, along with several other gem and metal materials, including some loot, totaling approximately around three million Gind. Then there are various equipment and items, also covering part of the loot, estimated to be worth about five million Gind. Lastly, there are various antiques and artworks, which are presently difficult to sell or dispose of.
The total value is somewhat staggering!
The final price provided by the valuation experts was a shocking 12 million Gind!
This is because they discovered Queen Isabella’s crown within the Shadow Thief Guild, along with the scepter representing the Gryphon Dynasty, which hold enormous value but are impossible to sell.
Moreover, all of this is stolen property!
Regardless, Soren is now considered a nouveau riche with a net worth exceeding ten million Gind.
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